Pic request for KND...there was just enough light left to do these!
Details of the left side:
Typical skirmish load...only essential accessories mounted:
Note:
Some of you may have noticed that the flashlight mount on the left side rail looks strangely like a QD-twist Aimpoint magnifier mount, and you'd be correct! I had this thing lying around ever since moving to the LaRue FTS mount and when the light arrived from Deal Extreme, it fit nicely into the 30mm ring of the AP mount. It makes for very fast on/off deployment of the light and when it's on there, it's quite solid with no rattling around and is positioned perfectly for left thumb operation.
Also:
I am not entirely sure the MOE handguard does it for me either but one thing it does allow is rapid & easy access to the hop-up adjustment located underneath the outer barrel and in front of the delta ring. Installing a fixed RIS/RAS rail system would make accessing the hop-up a real PITA whereas with the MOE, it's as simple as pulling back on the D-ring and dropping the lower handguard to expose the adjustment wheel. I may just end-up splurging on a "real-steel" DD Omega rail sometime later on but for now the setup works for me.
Final thought:
I
really wish Magpul (Travis) would start production of their BAD (battery assist device) sometime this century, or at least allow the PTS division to make an airsoft-only version!! It's just about the only thing I'd like to add to this setup...
Ready...FIRE..Aim!
'Fly